[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10086]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations; Notice of 
Public Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463 as 
amended by P.L. 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the 
Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The meeting 
will convene on May 1-2, 1997 at the Bureau of the Census, Francis 
Amasa Walker Conference Center, Federal Building 3, Suitland, Maryland, 
20233.
    The committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Presidents 
of the American Economic Association, the American Statistical 
Association, and the Population Association of America and the Chairman 
of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The committee 
advises the Director, Bureau of the Census, on the full range of Census 
Bureau programs and activities in relation to its areas of expertise.
    The agenda for the meeting on May 1, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. 
and end at 5:00 p.m., is as follows:
     Introductory Remarks by the Director, Bureau of the 
Census.
     Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations.
     How Do We Convert the 1992 Economic Census to a North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Basis?
     How Should the Census Bureau Communicate Plans for 2000 
Census Products?
     What Improvements Can Be Made to the New American 
Community Survey Introduction and Benchmarking Plans?
     How Will Measuring the Information Sector Impact the 
Census Bureau's Programs?
     What Should the Census Bureau Charge for on the Internet 
and What Market Segments Should We Target?
     What Opportunities for Cooperative Research and 
Development Agreements (CRADA's) Should the Census Bureau Pursue?
     What Are the Major Issues for Implementing the Survey of 
Program Dynamics (SPD)?
     What Have We Learned From the Medical Expenditure Panel 
Survey-Insurance Component Pilot?
     Assessment of Integrated Response and Product Marketing 
Plan for the 1997 Economic Census.
     Should We Add Noise to Data (Economic, Demographic, or 
Census) as a Disclosure Limitation Option?
     Assessment of the Marketing Services Office's Educational 
Program.
     Final Review of New Product Development Guidelines.
    The agenda for the meeting on May 2, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. 
and end at 12:15 p.m., is as follows:
     How Should We Proceed to Develop Generalized Software for 
Survey Processing Operations Such as Editing, Imputation, Estimation, 
etc.?
     Discussion of Concept Differences Between the American 
Community Survey and Census 2000.
     Market Research at the Census Bureau--Are We on the Right 
Track?
     Center for Economic Studies Featuring the Census Bureau's 
New Chief Economist, John Haltiwanger.
     What Are the Main Issues Facing the Federal Economic 
Statistics System?
     Develop Recommendations and Special Interest Activities.
     Closing Session.
    The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside 
during the closing session on May 2 for comments and questions. Those 
persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer, Ms. Maxine 
Anderson-Brown, Room 3039, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233, at 
least three days before the meeting.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer.
    Persons wishing additional information or minutes for this meeting, 
or who wish to submit written statements, may contact the Committee 
Liaison Officer on 301-457-2308, TDD 301-457-2540.

    Dated: April 14, 1997.
Martha Farnsworth Riche,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 97-10086 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P